Trappey v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari upon the application of the defendant, showing that the decision of the Court of Appeal in this case is in direct conflict with decisions of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit.

The plaintiff, Ellis Trappey, who had been receiving compensation at the rate of $30 per week for injuries suffered in the course of his employment as manager and supervisor of the Lafayette plant of the Trappey Beverage Company of New Iberia ■and Lafayette, instituted suit directly against his employer’s insurer, Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Company, which, upon learning…